An Unusual Case of ANCA Positive Disease

    July 2003 in “ Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ”
    S Delen, Annelies Boonen, Robert Landewé, Abraham A. Kroon, Sjef van der Linden, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert
    TLDR A 13-year-old girl with various symptoms was successfully treated with an antibiotic called co-trimoxazole.
    A 13-year-old girl exhibited symptoms including auricular chondritis, recurrent chest pain, arthritis, bronchitis, conjunctivitis, prolonged steroid-resistant alopecia areata, and recurrent tonsillitis. The differential diagnosis included autoimmunity and relapsing polychondritis. She was successfully treated with co-trimoxazole, an antibiotic with immunomodulatory properties, highlighting its significance in treating autoimmune diseases.
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